Archives - 09 May 2017, Tuesday

COLOGNE, Germany — The German Army is in line for an upgrade of its tanks, based on the expectation that future conflicts will rely heavily on ground warfare with armored vehicles. All told, the Bundeswehr stands to get 104 used Leopard 2 battle tanks out of storage that manufacturer ...

A Taliban fighter raises the flag over Qala-i-Zal’s district center. The Taliban is making another push to take control of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz and has taken one of Kunduz province’s seven districts during the past several days of fighting. The province has been a focal ...

STOCKHOLM — If Boeing and Saab’s trainer wins the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition, the Swedish air force will put serious thought into buying it. If another company nabs the contract, however, Sweden will likely opt for a much less expensive turboprop training aircraft, a Swedish air...

WASHINGTON — Reports of a proposed significant increase in the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan brought praise from critics of the drawdown of forces in the region but renewed concerns from Democrats unsure of the president’s strategy for the war. The news comes three months after...

More details on the military base that Turkey has established in Qatar were revealed when a Turkish general disclosed to a parliamentary commission that up to 600 troops will be deployed there. Brigadier General Ihsan Bulbul, deputy undersecretary of the Turkish Ministry of National D...

The negative effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on the long-term psychological health of veterans are well-documented. Moreover, veterans battling PTSD encounter a variety of other issues such as work and relationship problems. But can PTSD be bad for your heart? Research shows...

According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 36 million American adults report hearing loss and between 6 and 8 million people have some form of language impairment. Service Members and veterans are at a greater risk of hearing injury than the general public. The Vete...

With credentials that include training from Iranian special operators known as the Quds force and time spent as a guerrilla and militia commander, Iraq's Interior Minister al-Araji is now trumpeting his respect for human rights and support for the U.S.-led coalition in the fight again...

Expanded access to onsite mammograms by 62 percent; All eligible women Veterans have access to mammograms either onsite or through care in the community; VA quality scores from the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), show that women Veterans are much more likely...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. watched as Russia “penetrated” French systems during the election runup and gave French officials “a heads up,” Adm. Mike Rogers said Tuesday. Rogers, who also serves as the director of the National Security Agency, said the U.S. is also cooperating with Britain ...

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WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (NNS) (NNS) -- A South Korean fishing vessel collided with USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) while the guided-missile cruiser was conducting routine operations in international waters. No one was injured when the fishing vessel collided with Lake Champlain...

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — The Trump administration will provide heavier weapons to Syria's Kurds as they and their allies move closer to an attack on the key Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The decision is meant to accelerate the Raqqa operation, but it clas...

The CRPF will soon deploy a fresh squad of about 2,000 commandos from its special guerrilla warfare CoBRA battalions in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to defang the Maoists and their arsenal. Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on...

Kazakhstan displayed several newly acquired foreign-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a parade to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Kazakh armed forces on 7 May: an indication of the Central Asian country's growing capabilities in this sector. Astana revealed that...

It's been nearly five months but there is no definitive word yet on who President Trump's new secretary of the Navy will be, and experts say that's soon going to start having an impact on one of Trump's signature campaign promises: a bigger, more deadly Navy. Trump's first nominee, fi...

Since Donald Trump took over as commander in chief, the U.S. Navy has not sailed within 12 miles of China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea. But a top U.S. Navy commander in the Pacific says that doesn’t mean Navy ships are reluctant to confront China and exercise the...

At the Red Square in Moscow, on Tuesday, the military parade took place, to mark the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War. 14:52 President Putin congratulated Russian citizens on Victory Day. Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected the ...

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Not everyone can maintain composure when the aircraft he's in starts to lose control. But that's just what this Medal of Honor recipient did, despite being severely wounded while it was happening. Rodney Yano was born on the Big Island of Hawaii nearly two years to the day after the U...

The long-awaited Defense Department retirement calculator has arrived, designed to help service members choose between the existing and incoming retirement systems as they plan their long-term financial future. The calculator, labeled a "beta version" but available to anyone at milita...

PARIS — The Direction Générale de l’Armement received May 3 a 400-strong first batch of Heckler & Koch HK416 F, an assault rifle to replace the Famas weapon for the French services under the future personal weapon program, the French procurement office said. That first delivery for th...

NEW YORK — A man who posed as a U.S. Army veteran and claimed to have two doctorates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison. A judge in New York City sentenced Jeremy Wilson on Monday. Prosecutors say Wilson pretended to be a w...

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England (AFNS) -- Eight F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron, along with supporting units and equipment from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, completed the first F-35A training deployment to Europe, May 7, 2017. While at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, ...

Looking at rulings and advice emanating from the Supreme Court in recent times, one wonders if first, the honourable court has taken control of counter insurgency and counter terrorist operations in the country, and whether they will next dictate what should be India’s foreign policy ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he had useful discussions with Turkey and the two countries are working out differences over a U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds in fighting Islamic State militants. While Washington considers the Kurds, known as the YPG, t...